Serves Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, Plymouth, Barnstable and Essex counties from Braintree. Advises personal representatives through probate and successor trustees through trust administration, and litigates will contests, undue influence claims and fiduciary disputes, including in the Probate Fiduciary Litigation Session. Anthony H. Gemma tried over 35 jury trials as a prosecutor.
Probate in Middlesex County
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Middlesex County Probate and Family Court
Middlesex County
Phone
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Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Office
10-U Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801
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Walk-ins accepted
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Middlesex County
Serves Worcester, Suffolk and Plymouth counties from offices in Worcester, Boston, Plymouth and Southborough. Administers estates and trusts, from Probate Court filings, inventories and annual accounts to estate tax returns and audits, and litigates contested wills, trust disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Established in 1914.
Serves Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire counties from Springfield, Hadley, Pittsfield and Great Barrington, with an office in Boston. Its Trusts and Estates attorneys handle probate and estate administration, trust administration and trustee support services, and trust and estate litigation. Merged with the Berkshire firm Cain Hibbard & Myers on December 1, 2025.
Serves Worcester and Suffolk counties from offices in Worcester, Westborough, and Boston. Settles estates through the probate court, prepares estate and fiduciary income tax returns, and serves as trustee; its litigators handle will contests and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Established in 1916.
Serves families across Massachusetts and New Hampshire from Andover, with a second office in Rye, NH. Attorneys Carah Kiley, Thomas Kiley, Jr. and Thomas Kiley, Sr. handle informal, formal, late and limited formal probate and voluntary administration, administer trusts through final distribution, and litigate will contests, trust disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
Serves Bristol and Plymouth counties from Taunton, with offices in Fall River, Dartmouth and Plymouth and two in Rhode Island. Handles probate and estate administration, intestate estates, real estate in probate, will contests, and trust administration and trust disputes such as breach of fiduciary duty and trustee removal. Spanish and Portuguese services are available.
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